§ 24. CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS.

(a)

Compliance with construction and technical standards. The Grantee shall construct, reconstruct, install, operate and maintain its system in a manner consistent with all applicable laws, ordinances, construction standards, governmental requirements, and FCC technical standards. The system will be designed, constructed, operated and maintained for twenty-four (24) hours-a-day continuous operation.

(b)

State-of-the art. The Grantee shall take reasonable steps to construct, install, operate and maintain its system in a manner which is consistent with the state of the art.

(c)

Prior to the erection or installation by the Grantee of any towers or poles for use in connection with the installation, construction, maintenance or operation of the cable communications system under this franchise, the Grantee shall first submit to the City and other appropriate parties for approval of concise description of the facilities proposed to be erected or installed, including all information normally required by any laws of that entity.

(d)

Contractor qualifications. Any contractor proposed for work on construction, reconstruction, installation, operation, maintenance and repair of system equipment must be properly licensed under the laws of the state and all local ordinances.

(e)

The City does not guarantee the accuracy of any maps showing the horizontal or vertical location of existing facilities. In public rights-of-way, where necessary, the location may be verified by excavation.

(f)

Construction, reconstruction, installation, operation and maintenance of the cable communications system shall be performed in an orderly and workmanlike manner in accordance with then-current technological standards. All cables and wires shall be installed, where possible, parallel with electric and telephone lines. Multiple cable configurations shall be arranged in parallel and bundled with due respect for engineering considerations.

(g)

Grantee shall at all times comply with:

(1)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Franchise;

(2)

National Electric Code;

(3)

National Electrical Safety Code (NESC);

(4)

National Cable Television Standards Code;

(5)

AT&T Manual of Construction Procedures (Blue Book);

(6)

Bell Telephone Systems Code of Pole Line Construction;

(7)

All federal, state and municipal construction requirements including FCC rules and regulations for utility construction and requirements;

(8)

All building and zoning codes, and all land use restrictions as the same exist or may be amended hereafter.

(h)

Any antenna structure used in the cable communications system shall comply with construction, marking, and lighting of antenna structures standards as required by federal and state laws and franchise.

(i)

All worker facilities, conditions and procedures that are used during construction, installation, operation and maintenance of the cable system shall comply with the standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

(j)

The Grantee shall maintain equipment capable of providing portable standby power for a minimum of either four (4) hours for the headend and two (2) hours for any one power supply.

(k)

The Grantee shall have all utility line[s] located before digging within the public rights-of-way.